Subject:You cannot buck the system.
迷你对话
A: My assistant was promoted only because he came to this company three years earlier.
我的助理升职了,就是因为他比我早来这个公司三年。
B: You cannot buck the system.
你无法抗拒这个制度。
地道表达
buck the system
1. 解词释义
Buck作为名词是“公牛”的意思或“美元”的意思,它还可以做动词,意思是“反对,抗拒”。Buck the system意思自然是“抗拒制度”。其英文解释为:to fight against the usual way of doing something。
2. 拓展例句
e.g. It's no use trying to buck the system.
企图反抗这种制度是徒劳的。
e.g. Don't try to buck the system. Otherwise, you will get fired.
不要反对这个制度,否则你会被开除的。 |